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DX Chogokin YF-29 (Alto) Durandal Valkyrie - Reissue


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Well damn, that sucks. I hate when the shops don't support the customer. HLJ is usually pretty good about it though so when I can I try to get my orders in there, but it's hard lately with the quantity limitations. I pretty much always buy more than 1x of all releases I buy.

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21 minutes ago, Loop said:

Well damn, that sucks. I hate when the shops don't support the customer. HLJ is usually pretty good about it though so when I can I try to get my orders in there, but it's hard lately with the quantity limitations. I pretty much always buy more than 1x of all releases I buy.

Do you have a spare shoulder piece you want to sell? lol!

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20 hours ago, Sandman said:

N-Y is where i got mine. They didn't offer the replacement part. Even offered to pay for it. NO-go. I even emailed other shops that were offering the part to people who bought from them. No-go there as well.

If you are planing to buy another yf-29 alto.  Not all reissue came with replacement shoulders parts.  Some of the later runs of the reissues were pre-fixed from the factory

I panic when my HLJ order did not came with replacement parts like their email suggested.:blink:

But they replied back that the version I have is pre-fixed.  Sure enough it was.:p

so no extra parts for me to play with.  I wanted the replacement shoulders for that just incase,  i can give it to another YF-29 so it can be RED shouldered

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  • 1 year later...

Guys, sorry i didn't get a chance to read the entire previous posts. But, is there anyone that make a 3d printed antenna for yf-29 Alto? I just bought one, and it only have the rubber antenna. I dont know if it's missing, or if it's originally didnt come with the hard antenna.  Anyone can help me? Thanks

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Taking the opportunity this thread has been resurrected, can anyone TLDR the shoulder situation for the YF-29?

I've seen some Mandarake listings, showing an additional piece or replacement of shoulder.

Not sure which one should I get.

 

Thanks!

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24 minutes ago, Arkham said:

Taking the opportunity this thread has been resurrected, can anyone TLDR the shoulder situation for the YF-29?

I've seen some Mandarake listings, showing an additional piece or replacement of shoulder.

Not sure which one should I get.

 

Thanks!

It wasn't a durability issue, it was that they had printed the SMS wrong. many MW members weren't able to get corrected shoulders :D

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2 hours ago, Bolt said:

Interesting. That’s a 1/69 DX VF -29 Alto?

And these are 1/72 wave models, below?

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Looks like the 1/100kits releasing in August. Mix both to get gerwalk.

Battroid:  https://www.hobby-wave.com/products/mc065/

Fighter: https://www.hobby-wave.com/products/mc066/

Google translate has the VF-29 sign state VF-29 full set pack with the lower right stating reference exhibit. 

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23 minutes ago, wmkjr said:

Looks like the 1/100kits releasing in August. Mix both to get gerwalk.

Battroid:  https://www.hobby-wave.com/products/mc065/

Fighter: https://www.hobby-wave.com/products/mc066/

Google translate has the VF-29 sign state VF-29 full set pack with the lower right stating reference exhibit. 

These look decent. Would love to get a set, did I missed the PO?

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Still available at HLJ search 1/100 VF-1 Wave multiplex.  Probably at the usual places too. Too bad the VF-29 is a exhibition only display. Supers are crazy expensive.

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Just now, VF-Zer0S said:

They need to update the joints to the new 31 joints and reissue this bad boy. 

Agreed, it was a great toy when it came out but things have only better so it would be nice to see some tweaks to the joints to improve durability.

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1 hour ago, kkx said:

These look decent. Would love to get a set, did I missed the PO?

You can get them here:

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=TOY-SCL3-05093

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=TOY-SCL3-05094

It is a "re-release" of the items.  Previously, the different models were available separately, but they have a 3-in-1 package now.  They are decent little models, needs paint (especially this release), but comes with a base.

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3 minutes ago, apptt4 said:

is this the same glossy finish as the other Frontier valks?

Probably.

If I remember correctly, the finish comes from the molding. Bandai isn’t likely going to redo the molds like that so the finishes will match with the newer figures.

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Great now I'll have to go and check my other 29s to see if they have the correct shoulders or if I'll need to purchase this reissue. I never bothered checking after the SWS issue became known. :mellow:

I'd like to see a YF-30 reissue instead with corrected SMS since I think all of them have that issue. 

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8 hours ago, Darth Mingus said:

You can get them here:

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=TOY-SCL3-05093

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=TOY-SCL3-05094

It is a "re-release" of the items.  Previously, the different models were available separately, but they have a 3-in-1 package now.  They are decent little models, needs paint (especially this release), but comes with a base.

Thanks. Didn't realize it was a model kit. I think they are a nice little project that I could tackle. Will hunt around for a build step by step to see if I am up to it.

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8 hours ago, iguanaman8989 said:

Probably.

If I remember correctly, the finish comes from the molding. Bandai isn’t likely going to redo the molds like that so the finishes will match with the newer figures.

 

2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

I'd rather have a brand new YF-29, re-engineered from the ground up. 

personally i don't like the glossy finish at all, i'll wait 10 + years for new moulds lol

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thinking about picking one of these up. I saw on Scorched Earth's review that all of the other versions already had the fix for the gerwalk mode support piece in place, but it wasn't really clear as to whether any of the Alto reissues included it.

Reading through the thread, it looks like the all of the Alto version reissues (30th anniversary sticker and the later ones) had the strengthened gerwalk mode support?

And the later reissues were the ones which may or may not have an upside-down "SMS" on one of the shoulders?

Just looking at the Mandarake listings and thinking if I buy one I want to make sure it has the fixed gerwalk part - don't really care one way or another about the upside-down shoulder text.

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